Metal door



G. C. BISHOP METAL DOOR Filed June 27, 1927 yPatented Feb. 25, y*1930 l i GEORGE c.' BISHOP, for GARDEN CITY, New YORK METAL f Doon application mea June 27,

Reference vis had 'to the accompanying drawings vwhich illustrate the preferred form of the'invention'; though it Vis yto be understood that the invention is not limited to the 4"es exact details ofkconstruction shown and .dey scribed, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof within lthe scope of the claims will occurto persons skilled in the art. o In said drawings: y' y Figure 1 is a plan view .of a metal door constructed in accordance with this invention, parts being broken away to show other parts more` clearly, j Y Fig. 2 isa broken vertical section taken on 1; Fig. 3 is a broken horizontal section taken on the lineB-S of Fig. 1

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing a corner formed bythe toprail and one of y 20 the Stiles;

'f Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5,-.-5 of Fig. 4;

kF ig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing a corner formed by the bottom rail and one A of the stiles; and

Figs. 7 and 8 are sections taken on the lines 7 7 and 8-8 respectively, of Fig. 6.

It is an object of this invention to provide ya metal .door of simple and rugged construc- 301 tion which may be readily and economically f .manufactured As shown in the drawings, a door constructed in accordance with this invention `comprises Stiles y1k and 2, a top rail 3 and a bottom rail 4 each .formed of a metal sheet or plate bent toa substantially rectangular shape and having side portions'6, outer edge portions 7 and inner edge portions 8 and 9, the inner edge portions 8 andl9 being pro- Y. y i4() `vided with vinwardlyprojecting'iianges 10 and l1, respectively. Atthe corners formed bythe stiles andrail-`s,the stiles and rails are' mitred and are secured together by welding along the seam and by means of filler or `VV415Vspacing blocks or! castings 12 and 14 which are inserted in the corners and to which the ystiles andrailsaresecured by rivets 16. The filler blocks 12 and 14 are formed with depressions 18 to which the stiles` and rails'are 9' fitted so as to interlock therewith and in 1927. serial No. 2017/'34.

which the rivets 16 are placed, the filler blocks '12 used with the top rails being formed with depressions on one side only, the rivets 16 being countersunk on the opposite side to provide a smooth door surface. To one of 55 the side portions 6 within thev top rail 3 is secured a tap strip 20 which extends between the filler blocks 12 and is secured to the side portion -6 by screws 22, which screws 22 also secure to the outside of the side portion a U0 hanger plate 24 which extends substantially the width of the door and projects beyond the outer edge portion ofthe top rail and to which the door hangers (not shown) are fastened. Y v f The stiles 1 and 2 are reinforced by channels 26 which extend from the outer edge portion of the top rail 3 to the llower edges of the filler blocks 14 in the bottom rail 4, the edges of the filler blocks 12 and 14 being 70 reduced in thickness as at 15 yto permit the filler blocks to lit between the flanges of the channels 26. Screws 28 secure the filler blocks to the edge portions of the stiles and rails and to thechannels. The stile 1 is further reinforced intermediate its ends by a tap strip 30 which is secured to the reinforcing `channel 26 by screws (not shown) which also secure the door stop to they stile, while the channel 26 reinforcing the stile 2 is partly 'S0 cut away to permit the insertion of the lock box 32. f

The outer edge portion 7 of the bottom rail 2 is formed with an inwardly extending channel 34, which serves as a guide channel, and the web 36 of which engages with the bottom edge portions of the filler blocks 14 and is secured thereto by screws 37.

The stiles 1 and 2 are joined by intermej diate rails 85-and 39, of which the'lower one t comprises oppositely disposed channels having'v webs 38 and `inwardly projecting flanges 40, the flanges 40 being provided with laterally outwardly projecting flanges 42. The Hanges r42 are cut away so as to abut against the flanges 10 and 11 of the stiles while the webs 38 and Hanges 40 abut against the inner edge portions of the stiles and are secured thereto by welding or any other suitable means.y The rail 35 is also secured to the stiles by rivets 41 which pass through the webs 38, the flanges 10 and l1 of the stiles j and filler blocks, which are placed between the webs 38 and the flanges 10 and l1.V The webs 38 have outwardly pressed portionsto the opposite sides ofwhich tap strips 44and wear strips 46 are secured by screws .48. The V strips46 overlap the side portions ofthe stiles 1 and 2 and are secured thereto'while the strips 44 end at the stiles. The intermediate rail 39.comprises inwardly facing channels having webs 50 and flanges 52 which are pro-A vided with laterally outwardly projecting flanges 54 engaging the opposite sides of a filler strip 56. The rail 39 is secured to the stiles in the same manner as is the rail 35.

,The lower panel' comprises a metal plate 58 which is fitted between the flanges of the stiles and rails and Secured thereto by the rivets 60. Between the flanges of the stiles above the panel 58, there are secured filler strips 62, and between the upper flanges of the intermediate rail 35 and the flanges of the rail 3 are also ysecured filler strips 62. These flanges and filler strips and the flanges and filler strip of rail 39 are secured together by rivets 61 and the rivets 61 also secure to the flanges tap strips 63. The intermediate and top rails and the upper portions of the stiles define a plurality of openings in which are mounted glass panels A64 held in position between glass retaining strips 65 secured to tap strips 63 by screws 67 and a flange ofeach of the stiles and rails forming the openings which extends beyond the other flangeof the stile or rail and the filler and tap strips and forms a backing for each j of the glass panels 64.

What is claimed is: e f

1. In a metal door, a rail comprising a plurality of oppositely disposed channel shaped members' having laterally projecting flanges, a filler strip engaging all of said flanges and dividing saidrail, tap strips and means securing said tap strips, filler strip and flange together.

' flanges together, said tap and ller strips and one of-said flangeshaving alined edges forming a panel seat and said other flange having ,the greater projection and serving as a panel backing strip.

4. rIn a metal door, stiles and rails having projecting flanges, said stiles and rails being united to .form a rectangular frame with said flanges projecting inwardly, an intermediate rail havingprojecting flanges connecting said stiles, 'apanel secured between some of saidv 4 5. In a metal door, stiles andrails havingv projecting flanges, said stiles yand rails being united to form a rectangular frame with said flanges projecting inwardly, an intermediate rail having projecting flanges connecting said stiles and a filler stripdividing said inter- `Y inediaterail. .Y

6. In ametal door, stiles and rails kunited to foi-m a rectangular frame, an intermediate rail having flanges of different widths connecting said stiles and a filler strip dividing said intermediate rail and cooperating with some of said intermediate rail flanges to form panel seats.

In Witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my Y hand. y

GEORGE j iis 

